Russia-Ukraine conflict
Ukraine cannot avoid partition
Ukraine must not capitulate and demilitarise, but de-facto partition is now an inevitability
The paper tiger and the Russian bear
NATO’s naive and supine response will not drive Putin’s army from Ukraine and emboldens Moscow still further
Grant can’t
What has Grant Shapps done to deserve his reputation for competence?
Polish lessons for Ukrainian reconstruction
What can the Ukrainians learn from post-war Warsaw?
Death throes of a dictatorship?
Amid war and discontent, military rule in Myanmar is faltering
Whisperings of the cruel sea
Britten: Concertos (Orfeo)
The meaningless models of “public health”
Another brick in the “public health” fortress of unreality
Canals go national
Canals gave Britain a single national economy, one that connected resources, factories, population centres and ports
The court of hot air
We do not need human rights law to protect human rights or to maintain the rule of law
The dangerous excesses of breaking boundaries
There is a double standard on trans people and violence
It’s not rocket science
It all goes wrong when arts departments start imitating research universities
How to mainline true crime
People are tuning in for entertainment, not pure information
Bumps in the road
British roads, like Britain itself, need a lot of maintenance work
Free speech freeze-up
Reactions in Britain to the attempted suppression of NatCon suggest a bleak future for freedom of speech and thought
Sweet magic in Hokkaido
Sushi for breakfast, crisps for dessert and delicious chocolate
